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Zhou Chen went to Zhizhenyuan several times to support him. Although he stayed in seclusion each time, he still made Zhizhenyuan famous. Of course, these proprietresses were not happy.

However, seeing that Lu Meilin took the initiative to flatter her but was ignored by Zhou Chen, many people who were jealous of Lu Meilin in the past also felt better.

Who makes Lu Meilin usually brag about how good her relationship with Zhou Chen is? Now her true colors are revealed.

Today's Zhizhen Garden is particularly lively, because Mr. Fan hosted the celebration banquet in Zhizhen Garden and invited many friends to Zhizhen Garden to join in the celebration.

As soon as Zhou Chen entered Zhenyuan, many people immediately greeted him enthusiastically, and he responded with a smile and nod.

Suddenly, a fat man with gray hair came over and greeted Zhou Chen very warmly.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, my name is Fan Xinhua."

Zhou Chen smiled and replied: "Hello, Mr. Fan, Mr. Fan's name has been widely spread recently. Congratulations to Mr. Fan on the sales of Sanyang brand."

Fan Xinhua said with a smile on his face: "It's really an honor for Mr. Zhou to know me. I just do a small business, but I'm not famous at all. Compared with Mr. Zhou, I'm far behind. And the three The Sheep Brand is not mine, I am just a small factory manager working part-time."

Zhou Chen said: "No matter what Mr. Fan's status is, the Sanyang brand has become a famous brand in Shanghai in your hands. This is an indisputable fact."

"I still need to learn more from Mr. Zhou." Fan Xinhua was very modest.

Li Li walked over and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Fan."

Fan Xinhua was all smiles: "Li Li is here, I really want to thank you. If it weren't for your Zhizhen Garden, I really wouldn't have the fate to meet Mr. Zhou."

Li Li smiled and said: "Mr. Fan is too polite. I am honored that Mr. Fan can hold the celebration banquet in the Zhizhen Garden. Even if he is not in the Zhizhen Garden, Mr. Fan will still have the opportunity to get to know Mr. Zhou."

Mr. Fan replied with a smile. He had been drinking with people a lot recently. He was a tactful person and spoke very cleverly, making it hard for people to fault him.

"Mr. Zhou, many of my friends in my private room admire you very much. I wonder if I would be lucky enough to invite you to have two glasses of old wine with me?"

Zhou Chen refused and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fan, my stomach hasn't been feeling well recently. The doctor told me not to drink, so I'm sorry. I'll give it a chance next time."

After rejecting Fan Xinhua, Zhou Chen turned around and walked to his private room.

Fan Xinhua asked depressedly: "Li Li, Mr. Zhou doesn't think much of me, so..."

Li Li explained: "Mr. Fan, you misunderstood. Didn't Mr. Zhou say that he has a bad stomach and can't drink? If Mr. Zhou doesn't like you, how could he have chatted with you for so long? You know, when he comes to me It’s been several times since Zhenzono, but this is the first time I’ve seen him chatting with someone for so long.”

"Really? If you say that, Mr. Zhou still looks at me differently?"

Fan Xinhua smiled cheerfully and said that although he had no need for Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen was a celebrity on the Yellow River Road after all. If he had a good relationship with Zhou Chen, he might be able to come in handy in the future.

"of course."

After Li Li dealt with Fan Xinhua, he went to Zhou Chen's private room.

As soon as he entered the private room, he saw Zhou Chen having someone serve red wine.

"Didn't Mr. Zhou say that his stomach feels uncomfortable? Can he still drink?"

“Red wine is good for the stomach, isn’t it?”

Of course Li Li understood what Zhou Chen meant, and said softly: "Mr. Fan is very proud of himself recently. He has booked several private rooms in Zhizhen Garden to celebrate."

Zhou Chen said: "Everyone has a time when they are proud of themselves, and Mr. Fan happens to be in such a period, so he will naturally appear arrogant and proud. After all, what's the point of not returning to his hometown in fine clothes?"

"Mr. Zhou still sees clearly. Sometimes I really find it strange that you are not very old yet, but you give me the feeling that you are someone who has lived for a long time and is not interested in anything."

Li Li looked at Zhou Chen with strange eyes.

Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Then you are wrong. At least I am still very interested in beauties."

As he said that, he picked up the wine glass, saluted Li Li, drank it in one gulp, and then looked at Li Li with a smile.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1308 The boss lady said that there was a power outage

The sudden words made Li Li almost lose control of his expression.

But after all, she is the proprietress of a restaurant. She has seen all kinds of customers, and she has often heard dirty jokes among the guests.

Compared with those people who were not taboo about meat and vegetables, Zhou Chen's words were not considered meat and vegetables at all, but she did not expect that these words would come out of Zhou Chen's mouth.

As far as she knows, there are no rumors about Zhou Chen's scandal at all. Some people say that Zhou Chen is stupid and rich in money. Some people say that he is generous and heroic and a philanthropic businessman. But no one has ever heard of him being immoral in his private life. This is not good for a very rich young man. It's really extremely rare.

For example, Mr. Bao, who is also famous on Yellow River Road, has been involved in many scandals. The former Jin Fenghuang, the proprietress Lingzi of Night Tokyo, and Miss Wang of No. 27 on the Bund, there are many rumors outside that they are all treasures. Total confidante, rumored girlfriend.

On the contrary, Zhou Chen is no worse than Mr. Bao in all aspects, and is richer than him, but there have been no scandals, let alone any woman he is close to.

That's why Li Li was shocked when he suddenly heard Zhou Chen say that he was interested in beauties.

"Mr. Zhou is really quick to talk."

Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "Since you said I am quick-talking, let me ask a question, does Miss Li really like being the boss's wife?"

Li Li asked in confusion: "Why does Mr. Zhou ask this?"

"I once heard someone say that few women would be willing to be the boss's wife if there were other options. I'm not a woman, so I don't understand this very deeply, but Miss Li is a woman. I wonder what you think about this. Does the sentence make sense?”

"Is Miss Li Li a born boss lady, or did she become a boss lady because she had no other choice?"

After listening to Zhou Chen's words, Li Li's eyes and expression changed, because Zhou Chen talked about her sore feet, and she didn't know how to answer.

"Which kind of person do I always feel like that week?"

"The second type is forced to have no choice."

Li Li's eyes changed again and asked: "How can you see it?"

"The eyes of those who really want to be a boss lady and start a business are excited, excited, and full of ambition. But your eyes are very tired. When you face those customers, your smile is not from the heart. You are tired of dealing with them, but you have to deal with them, so your eyes are very tired, and your mood is even more tired."

"Am I right?"

Zhou Chen looked at Li Li and slowly expressed his opinion. These words made Li Li's expression keep changing.

"I don't quite understand why Mr. Zhou said that. It is my greatest wish to come to Huanghe Road and drive to Zhenyuan and become the boss's wife."

Zhou Chen smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'm just meddling in other people's business."

Li Li was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: "Mr. Zhou, can I ask a personal question instead?"

"Of course, please ask."

"If it were you, Mr. Zhou, would you let your woman come out to be the boss's wife?"

Hearing this question, Zhou Chen replied: "If she is my woman and she is willing to be the boss's wife, I will let her do it, even if I hand over all my property to her, there will be no problem; if she is not willing I will not force her to be a boss lady, because I am still confident that I can support my own woman. Even if she does nothing and spends all day, it is no problem. As long as she likes it, I will do whatever she wants. .”

"Then you're not afraid that she will ruin the family fortune?"

"This brings us back to the topic just now. Even if I lose everything, I can still rise again. If that's the case, why should I be afraid?"

"Then you let her do whatever she wants, so you're not afraid of her taking advantage of her? I'm a woman, so I understand women. Women are often dissatisfied. After getting something, they want more."

"What you said is so realistic."

Zhou Chen didn't expect that Li Li would actually say these words to him, but he said confidently: "Then you may underestimate my vision in selecting people and my skills in managing relationships between men and women."

"..."

Li Li opened his mouth and was about to speak. Suddenly, the lights went out and the private room instantly became pitch black. Li Li's expression suddenly changed and he was about to walk out.

But as soon as she took two steps, someone grabbed her arm. Her heart tightened, and she reflexively wanted to shake it off.

"You're going in the wrong direction. That's not a door, it's a wall."

Li Li suddenly became embarrassed. Fortunately, he was in the dark and couldn't see at all.

"Thank you."

Zhou Chen pulled Li Li out of the private room. There was still a little light outside the private room.

Li Li was about to deal with it, but just as he was about to take a step forward, he realized something was wrong and turned around to apologize to Zhou Chen.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry, there was a sudden power outage. I'm going to deal with it now."

"It doesn't matter. I haven't started serving the food yet. You can go and deal with it."

Manager Pan hurried over, holding a candle in his hand.

"Boss lady, I don't know who cut the wires in the electrical box downstairs."

Li Li didn't say anything and left quickly with Manager Pan.

As soon as the power went out in Zhizhen Garden, Zhou Chen knew what had happened. It seemed that the plot had not changed. A group of landlady bosses on Huanghe Road, headed by Lu Meilin, had now begun to prepare to treat Li Li, an outsider who was most likely to be Little Jiangxi. Cut wires.

It took a while to connect the electricity to Zhizhenyuan. Half an hour later, the police car drove directly to the gate of Zhizhenyuan. Xiao Jiangxi, who had cut the wire, was taken away by the police.

Because of the sudden power outage in Zhizhen Garden, the entire Yellow River Road became lively, but the guests who had been staying on the Yellow River Road for a long time were not surprised by this scene.

Anyone who has been around the Yellow River Road for a long time knows that similar things happen every once in a while, especially in the big hotels with the best business, such things are more likely to happen.

Zhizhen Garden has been so popular recently. Huanghe Road has become more lively because of Zhou Chen, and the restaurants on Huanghe Road have all benefited.

But the sudden appearance of Zhizhenyuan caused a lot of the passenger traffic of major hotels to be transferred to Zhizhenyuan. This naturally caused dissatisfaction among others. Therefore, when seeing what happened to Zhizhenyuan, most of the hotels on the Yellow River Road would Take pleasure in misfortune and get what you want.

Upstairs in Zhizhen Garden, Li Li, dressed in black, stood in front of the window with his arms folded, looking down at the excitement below.

Manager Pan walked over and saw the scene of little Jiangxi being taken away below. He couldn't help but ask, "Is it really necessary to send little Jiangxi to the police station?"

Li Li said: "This is just an attitude given to Huanghe Road. Our Zhizhenyuan is not easy to bully."

Manager Pan hesitated and said: "But it is rumored that Xiao Jiangxi and Mr. Zhou seem to be related."

"Ok?"

Li Li turned his head and asked doubtfully: "Xiao Jiangxi, what is the relationship between Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhou?"

Manager Pan said: "There is such a rumor because Mr. Zhou worked as a chef at Jin Meilin before. The old waiters at Jin Meilin all know that Xiao Jiangxi once pursued Mr. Zhou. As for whether they are really in a relationship, no one knows."

Li Li frowned slightly: "So what do you think, are they?"

"No, if Xiao Jiangxi is really related to Mr. Zhou, he would definitely not take care of him at all. But the rumors may be false, but their acquaintance is true."

"Since even you don't think it's true, it certainly can't be true."

Before today, Li Li might have been a little suspicious, but before the power outage, she had talked a lot with Zhou Chen, so she felt that it was absolutely impossible for Xiao Jiangxi to have a relationship with Zhou Chen.

"Go and inquire for me. Find out which store Mr. Bao has been to on Huanghe Road in the past few days? Who has he met?"

"I just know that Mr. Bao has been to Red Heron. As for who he met, Ruth will definitely not tell. How about asking Tao Tao, who sells seafood? He is very well-informed on the Yellow River Road."

Li Li muttered: "Tao Tao is Mr. Bao's good brother, and he is also a big mouth. Before you could ask anything, he had already told Mr. Bao."

Manager Pan looked thoughtful: "Then who else can I ask? How about asking Mr. Zhou. Although Mr. Zhou rarely comes to the Yellow River Road now, with his ability, as long as he wants to know, it is difficult to find anything on the Yellow River Road. Things can be hidden from him."

Li Li's eyes lit up, thinking that Zhou Chen had a good attitude towards him. If he asked, he might be able to find out something.

But she immediately rejected it. She and Zhou Chen now have a good relationship because there is no utilitarian interest between the two parties, and she feels that asking Zhou Chen about this matter is a bit overkill.

Suddenly, she glanced around and saw the cigarette paper shop downstairs, and thought of Jingxiu.

"No need to ask Mr. Zhou, I have a better choice."

Then, she went to find Jing Xiu, and after paying a consultation fee of two thousand yuan, she got the answer she wanted from Jing Xiu.

Due to the power outage today, most of the guests in Zhizhen Garden have already left, but Zhou Chen was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he continued to let the chef cook and was ready to leave after finishing the meal.

When walking out of Huanghe Road, I happened to see Li Li, who was dressed neatly and ready to leave.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm really sorry for wasting a lot of your time today."

"It's okay. I've eaten anyway. I just ate early and late. Are you ready to go back, Miss Li?"

"Yes, we will close early today and prepare to go back to rest."

"I'm just about to go back, can I give you a ride?"

Li Li looked at Zhou Chen, smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Zhou."

"You are welcome."

After getting on the bus, Li Li told him where he lived: "Taojiang Road..."

After she came to Shanghai, she also rented an apartment. Unless the hotel closed late, she would rest in the hotel. The rest of the time, she would return to this apartment to rest.

After all, for a restaurant owner, even though he returns late, the opening of the restaurant will not be until noon the next day, so he has enough rest time.

"There was a sudden power outage in Zhizhen Garden. Today's sales must have been greatly affected."

"It doesn't matter if you lose some money, I'm afraid it will make the customers dissatisfied. I heard that Xiao Jiangxi who cut the wire today is also acquainted with you?"

In the back row of the car, Li Li suddenly looked at Zhou Chen, his eyes full of exploration.

Zhou Chen said: "I do know her. You also know that I worked as a chef at Jin Meilin for a while. I was a chef and she was a waiter. How could I not know her?"